The Original Red Onion
The Original Red Onion
Served all day. Served with toast or tortillas and choice of side.
Served all day. Served with toast or tortillas and choice of side.
A traditional mixture of scrambled eggs, roast beef, grilled onions, peppers and tomatoes. Served all day. Served with toast or tortillas and choice of side.
A mixture of scrambled eggs, grilled peppers and diced potatoes, topped with Spanish sauce and Cheddar cheese. Served all day. Served with toast or tortillas and choice of side.
6 oz. Filet mignon. Served all day. Served with toast or tortillas and choice of side.
Our classic dish was named best in LA by Los Angeles magazine. Served all day. Served with toast or tortillas and choice of side.
Served all day. Served with toast or tortillas and choice of side.
Topped with our tangy Spanish sauce. Served with choice of side.
Stuffed with a colorful assortment of grilled bell peppers, mushrooms and cheese. Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Diced ham and peppers. Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Our signature supreme nachos, layered with a choice of roast beef, carnitas, carne asada, chorizo sausage, grilled chicken, chile verde, chili con carne, crab or shrimp, topped with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream
Two flautas, filled with a choice of carnitas, carne asada, grilled chicken, chile verde or chili con carne, served with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Five chilled tiger prawns, served with our own zesty cocktail sauce.
Two rolled corn tortillas, stuffed with a choice of ground beef or chicken, served with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Six jalapeno pepper, stuffed with cream cheese,then fried in a light potato batter, served with sweet jalapeno jam.
Crispy corn chips covered with melted cheese.
Two rolled flour tortillas, filled with a choice of roast beef, ground beef or chicken, served with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.
A flour tortilla crust, topped with a choice of carnitas, carne asada, chorizo sausage, grilled chicken, chile verde or chili con carne, topped with guacamole and sour cream.
A flour tortilla crust, topped with a choice of carnitas, carne asada, chorizo sausage, grilled chicken, chile verde or chili con carne, topped with guacamole and sour cream.
Two gorditas, topped with a choice of roast beef, carnitas, carne asada, grilled chicken, chili verde or chili con carne, served with guacamole and sour cream.
flour tortilla, chicken or carnitas, and cheese. Pre cut 36 slices.
mixed greens, berries, avocado slices, pecans, feta cheese, cucumber, tangerine, jicama, glazed pecans. Served with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing on the side.
A platter of tender drumettes sauteed in a tangy bbq sauce.
A platter of tender drumettes sauteed in a tangy bbq sauce.
Fresh green salad, sliced bell peppers, mushrooms and tomato.
Crisp Romaine lettuce, tossed with anchovies, fresh croutons and our Caesar dressing, then dusted with Parmesan cheese.
A bed of mixed greens, topped with sliced jicama, tangerine, sliced avocado, glazed pecans, fresh berries, cucumber and Feta cheese with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
A bed of mixed greens, topped with sliced jicama, tangerine, sliced avocado, glazed pecans, fresh berries, cucumber and Feta cheese with an avocado vinaigrette dressing.
A bed of mixed greens, topped with sliced jicama, tomato, tangerine and avocado, topped with a broiled 6 oz. Filet mignon, sliced thin, and crumbled Bleu cheese or Feta cheese.
A larger version of our dinner salad.
A variation of the original, minus the anchovies and topped with a grilled chicken filet.
Patterned after the famous original, chopped salad greens, topped with diced chicken, bacon, avocado, tomato, Feta cheese and hard boiled egg
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
A large fried flour tortilla, stuffed with machaca mixture of roast beef, scrambled egg, bell pepper, onion, tomato, shredded lettuce and guacamole. Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Grilled orange roughy on a steamed flour or corn tortilla. Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Served with cilantro, red onion and salsas on Handmade Tortillas. Choice of carne asada, carnitas, chicken.
Tacos are stuffed with fresh lettuce, tomato and Cheddar cheese.
Our flour quesadilla, filled with carne asada and Mexican cheese, served with guacamole or sour cream.
Our flour quesadilla, filled with grilled chicken, Mexican cheese and our homemade mango-papaya salsa, served with guacamole or sour cream.
Our flour quesadilla, stuffed with a choice of roast beef, carnitas, grilled chicken or grilled vegetable.
Our flour quesadilla, filled with chorizo sausage and Mexican cheese, served with guacamole or sour cream.
Our flour quesadilla, filled with grilled shrimp and Mexican cheese, served with our homemade mango-papaya salsa and guacamole or sour cream.
Filled with marinated carne asada, refried beans and fresh salsa.
Beef or chicken. Filled with a choice of ground beef, roast beef or chicken and lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, Cheddar cheese, guacamole or sour cream.
Specially marinated chicken, mixed with an assortment of sauteed vegetables.
Ground beef, roast beef or chicken.
Filled with grilled chicken, refried beans, lettuce and cheese.
Zesty mixture of Mexican sausage and scrambled egg.
Filled with grilled vegetables, Spanish rice and canola refried beans.
Filled with a choice of carne asada, carnitas, chile verde, chili con carne or grilled chicken and lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, Cheddar cheese, guacamole or sour cream.
A rolled corn tortilla, filled with your choice of meat, ladled with our homemade sauce, topped with melted cheese.
A rolled corn tortilla, filled with your choice of meat, ladled with our homemade sauce, topped with melted cheese.
With tomatillo verde sauce. A rolled corn tortilla, filled with your choice of meat, ladled with our homemade sauce, topped with melted cheese.
A rolled corn tortilla, filled with your choice of meat, ladled with our homemade sauce, topped with melted cheese.
With green sauce, sour cream and cheese. A rolled corn tortilla, filled with your choice of meat, ladled with our homemade sauce, topped with melted cheese.
A rolled corn tortilla, filled with your choice of meat, ladled with our homemade sauce, topped with melted cheese.
Served on a bed of colorful stir fried peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, presented on a sizzling cast iron skillet with a side dish of Spanish rice, refried beans, guacamole, fresh salsa and sour cream, together with a choice of tortillas.
Served on a bed of colorful stir fried peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, presented on a sizzling cast iron skillet with a side dish of Spanish rice, refried beans, guacamole, fresh salsa and sour cream, together with a choice of tortillas.
Served on a bed of colorful stir fried peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, presented on a sizzling cast iron skillet with a side dish of Spanish rice, refried beans, guacamole, fresh salsa and sour cream, together with a choice of tortillas.
Served on a bed of colorful stir fried peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, presented on a sizzling cast iron skillet with a side dish of Spanish rice, refried beans, guacamole, fresh salsa and sour cream, together with a choice of tortillas.
Chicken, beef and shrimp. Served on a bed of colorful stir fried peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes, presented on a sizzling cast iron skillet with a side dish of Spanish rice, refried beans, guacamole, fresh salsa and sour cream, together with a choice of tortillas.
Presented in a large flour tortilla shell, topped with a choice of roast beef, ground beef or chicken.
Topped with beef, chicken or bean. Classic tostadas: all include a generous portion of fresh chopped lettuce, refried beans, grated cheese, sliced tomato, guacamole and sour cream.
Topped with our homemade sauces.
Made with fresh sweet corn and stuffed with an ortega chile and Cheddar cheese. Topped with our homemade sauces.
A fresh pasilla chile, stuffed with roasted beef and Jack cheese, fried with our special batter. Topped with our homemade sauces.
A fresh pasilla chile, stuffed with Jack cheese then fried in our special batter. Topped with our homemade sauces.
Topped with our homemade sauces.
12 oz. Patty. Served with choice of side.
A broiled 6 oz. Filet mignon, open faced on a wedge of sourdough. Served with choice of side.
Our own creation of apple smoked bacon, roasted ortega chile and Monterey Jack cheese on grilled sourdough bread. Served with choice of side.
12 oz. Patty topped with melted cheese and apple smoked bacon. Served with choice of side.
A classic clubhouse sandwich, layered with fresh chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado and apple smoked bacon, served between wedges of fresh toasted bread. Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
A grilled chicken breast, topped with a mild roasted ortega pepper and Jack cheese. Served with choice of side.
Served with soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Two soft tacos, filled with grilled orange roughy, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese. Served with soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Six juicy prawns, grilled to perfection. Served with soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Grilled or blackened. Grilled or blackened with chef paul prudhomme's famous cajun seasoning. Served with soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Six juicy prawns, sauteed in a tangy Spanish sauce. Served with soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Tender pieces of beef, cooked in a bold red sauce. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
16 oz. Ground round steak. Broiled and topped with our famous ranchero sauce. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Tender chicken breast, filled with sauteed mushrooms and Mexican cheese, topped with a roasted ortega pepper, Monterey Jack cheese and our special sauce. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Tender slices of filet mignon, simmered together with roasted peppers and mushrooms in our special sauce. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Tender pieces of pork, cooked in tangy tomatillo sauce. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
16 oz. Ground round steak. Broiled and topped with a roasted ortega pepper and Monterey Jack cheese in our special sauce. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
8 oz. Filet mignon. Topped with a roasted ortega pepper, Monterey Jack cheese, our special sauce and a marinated mushroom. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Oven roasted half chicken, topped with our mole poblano sauce made of pureed chocolate, raisins, peanuts, almonds, ancho chiles, sesame seeds and Mexican seasonings. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
A generous serving of Mexican roasted pork. Served with choice of soup or salad, choice of tortillas and choice of 2 sides.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Served wet with ground beef, roast beef, chicken or bean. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Topped with our famous ranchero sauce. Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Served with rice and beans.
Choice of carne asada, carnitas or chicken sope. Served with rice and beans.
Two rolled flour tortillas, stuffed with a choice of chicken, roast beef, carnitas, carne asada, chile verde or chili con carne. Served with rice and beans.
Two cheese or beef enchiladas with mole sauce. Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Enchilada and tacos may be prepared with chicken, roast beef, ground beef or cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Choice of pork, chicken or sweet corn tamale. Served with rice and beans.
A fresh pasilla chile, stuffed with Mexican cheese and roast beef. Served with rice and beans.
Choice of pork, chicken or sweet corn tamale. Served with rice and beans.
Beef, chicken or bean. Served with choice of side.
Beef or chicken. Served with choice of side.
Served with choice of side.
Beef, chicken or bean. Served with choice of side.
Beef or chicken. Served with choice of side.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Specialty cakes and brownies are created for the red onion by la mousse bakery.
Jose cuervo tequila, triple sec, grand marnier, house Margarita mix.
Jose cuervo tequila, triple sec, grand marnier, house Margarita mix.
gold tequila, triple sec, house Margarita mix.
gold tequila, triple sec, house Margarita mix.
Hornitos blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, agave nectar.
Hornitos blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, agave nectar.
Hornitos blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, agave nectar.
Hornitos blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime juice, agave nectar.
Choose from the following selections.
our house Margarita made with frontera gold tequila, triple sec, and house Margarita mix.
Cadillac Margarita made with los altos tequila gold, triple sec, grand marnier, and our house Margarita mix.
altos tequila silver, fresh squeezed lime juice, triple sec, and agave nectar.
patron silver, triple sec, fresh squeezed lime juice, agave nectar, and fresh jalapenos.
a bowl of chips and a bowl of salsa
The Red Onion Salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing on the side
a bowl of chips and a bowl of salsa
Interior
a margarita in a glass
a dining room with red tablecloths
the inside of a restaurant
a restaurant with tables and chairs
Warm chips and salsa
interior
An entrance display
food
The Combination Plate
food
Margarita on a cactus!
One of the dining rooms
Strawberry Margarita
interior
outside
interior
David K.
Feb 11, 2025
The absolute best. I've been going here since I was a kid and still absolutely love it. Tonight's meal consisted of their "crack" ground beef tacos...seriously amazing. $16.99 for 2 tacos and rice and beans; it's a healthy portion, for sure.The girls had their go-to, the chicken gorditas. The boy had the shrimp quesadilla (with mango!).And the piece de la resistance...the "Skinny Cadillac Margarita, Straight-Up"...seriously the best drink they have absolutely perfected.
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Jim E.
Jan 22, 2025
Decided to try someplace new, ventured up the hill to the Original Red Onion, lots of parking, friendly staff, fast service good food, what else can you ask for? Not much...Started off with a cup of chicken tortilla soup, very rich and flavorful, stuffed with chicken. Wife ordered the carnitas plate, again very flavorful, large portion size, also had the tamale & chili releno plate, both were very good, tamale was good but the mass was just a little too thick for my taste.Our server Juan was very attentive, service was fast. Price for two with drinks and tip was $75.00, fairly reasonable for the quality and quantity of food received. Restaurant is very well decorated and takes you back to a simpler time, very nice for a dinner with friends or family.
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Linda P.
Jan 20, 2025
I apologize Original Red Onion that I never noticed you before. Based on their name, I never would've guessed that it was a Mexican restaurant.My family decided to go here for dinner on a Saturday at 7 pm and luckily made reservations beforehand on their website because this place was packed.After we checked in, we only had to wait a few minutes before they took us to our table. The interior has a homey feeling and a lot of decorations that give this place character.Each table is given chips and salsa to start. You can tell they make their tortilla chips in-house and the salsa has a lot of flavor and spice to it.I shared the fajita combo for two which comes with steak, chicken, and shrimp, and sides of rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and tortillas. I didn't know they gave each person their own plate of the sides so it was a lot of food!All of the meats were tender and juicy, and the tortillas were made fresh. All the flavors were authentic and enjoyable!I'll have to come back again to try the other items on their menu.
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Janelle N.
Feb 27, 2025
I really enjoyed my dinner here! I ordered the enchilada and tamales combo for $16.95 with huge portions and tasted delicious. The service was pretty quick considering there were over 20 of us and it was packed. Would love to come back one day if I'm ever in the area.
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Rich S.
Nov 11, 2024
Thankfully made reservations a few hours in advance - highly recommended (you call them to make it)Being a holiday, was quite busy and packed inside.Chips and salsa are the free appetizers and very good chips and great salsaVery good service as always - very attentive Food is always plentiful and delicious, and a huge menu to satisfy every palette.
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Kendra B.
Oct 14, 2024
This is a 3 1/2 stars. It's an institutional spot for PV residence since it's been around since 1965. But, the Mexican food is best at mediocre standard. The food is good but not the best, not much of an option on the hill... I do like their fajitas (I mostly only get fajitas due to my gluten n dairy intolerant diet..). It's good here, consistent. But you can't really make bad fajitas but I have had some not so great ones before... Ambiance is always packed n casual, service is good unless it's busy. It took them forever to give me my sparkling water... but food comes pretty quickly.
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Nijole T.
Dec 3, 2024
My husband and I really enjoyed our lunch here! This is a huge restaurant with plenty of indoor seating as well as easy parking. Great variety on their menu, I love their crispy tacos. Nice variety of sides available as well, the veggies were great as was the beans and rice.they have nice salads and a variety of appetizers and drinks available as well. Service was friendly and fast and I absolutely loved their chips and salsa. It had such a unique flavor to it, crave worthy!
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Angela L.
Oct 7, 2024
We came to celebrate September and October birthdays with my family. My uncle was raving about this place but honestly there was nothing to rave about. I originally wanted to try the sopes but the waiter said they were out. I asked for gorditas and the waiter said it was more of a salad than a traditional Gordita.. never heard of that before. I got a crispy steak taco it was mid. The steak lacked seasoning and the tortilla was not crispy. My father got chicken mole and it was not good. I understand that traditional Mexican mole has chocolate but there was something about this one that tasted sour, would not recommend at all. My mother got the onion salad and I will say the combination and the fresh fruit in the salad were phenomenal. I would recommend this to give a try if you're into salads. The wet burrito was ok. The shredded chicken lacked seasoning and flavor.The chicken quesadilla came with guacamole and the guacamole was not fresh and spoiled. Do not even get it!! My boyfriend and uncle got the fajitas (one combination and one chicken) the chicken was delicious season and grilled. The sides that came with it were mid. The black beans were dry and the guacamole again was so bad. It tasted spoiled. The building itself is pretty quirky as the interior design is funky. It was busy in a Friday night but I would not come back to this establishment for Mexican food. There are way better and authentic Mexican restaurants.
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Eddie D.
Jul 12, 2024
The Original Red Onion opened its doors at this location in 1963, and we have been loyal patrons for years. The food and service have always been consistently good. Today, we stopped by for a late lunch and were seated immediately. They welcomed us with warm chips and salsa, and I requested their spicy habanero salsa--absolutely delicious!We ordered the Red Onion Salad, which features mixed greens, jicama, avocado, tangerines, cucumber, fresh berries, candied pecans, and goat cheese, all topped with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing. The salad was fantastic! We also enjoyed the grilled orange roughy fish taco on a flour tortilla and the carnitas tacos on a hard shell. Both tacos were generously sized, delicious, and satisfying.Once again, The Original Red Onion delivered an enjoyable dining experience!
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John V.
May 10, 2024
My family and I came here for dinner for Mothers Day this Friday night and it was certainly busy. The service was pretty slow as they took a while to take our order. They also unfortunately forgot an appetizer, a drink, and took a while to refill them as well.I will say the place is decorated very well. Salsa is top notch, rice and beans are delicious. I recommend the crunchy tacos as those really stood out.Overall you can feel the history here, but I think its a better lunch or casual spot when you're in the area.
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Rated: 3.8 (557 reviews) · $$
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